Del Norte Triplicate

APD plans to hold active shooter training following the September mishandling 911 call at Fuente Nueva school

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Del Norte Triplicate
February 2, 2023 at 08:00 AM
3 min read
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It has been more than three months since Arcata Police Department’s mishandling of a reported firearm threat to Fuente Nueva Charter School on Sept. 22.Fuente NuevaCharter Director at Fuente Nueva Beth Wylie said that after the community meeting held on Oct. 3 regarding what had occurred on Sept. 22, “APD had reached out to provide the requested Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainings held at their department.”#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');APD has also committed to hold an active shooter drill and active shooter training specific to Fuente Nueva sometime in April 2023.“As a school we are exploring how we may follow up with next steps and are moving forward with the intention of finding a way to bring other schools and families into the discussion as the impacts of what occurred on Sept. 22 go beyond the Fuente Nueva community,” Wylie said.When asked about parental reaction she said, “The primary feedback I have received is gratitude for the way the space was held for the difficult dialogue that took place.”Wylie mentioned that there have been mixed reactions from parents where some felt confident in APD. However, some parents were left dissatisfied and frustrated about the experience that Kathy Zamora had with being investigated as the possible threat.APD and Cal Poly HumboldtAPD Chief of Police Brian Ahearn said that the Fuente Nueva address and phone number has now been updated in their system. If a situation were to arise at Fuente Nueva, APD would have the ability to call and notify the school.Cal Poly Humboldt has yet to send out a correction for their email about what had occurred at Fuente Nueva on Sept. 22.CPH Student involvedKathy Zamora, the Cal Poly Humboldt student at the center of the altercation on Sept. 22, has yet to file a complaint to the police and is still weighing her options.Zamora plans on writing a letter to the University about the inaccurate email that was sent on Sept. 27 about what had happened to Zamora and Sept. 30 email about Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies program faculty receiving threatening packages. She questions as to why they send these emails.“Are y’all [CPH] going to address that? Is it just to protect yourselves?” said Zamora.At the time of publication on Nov. 1, nobody from CPH had reached out to Zamora since the first meeting on Sept. 27, where Kimberly White, representing CPH’s Provost (Senior Administrative Officer) attended.El Leñador reached out to CPH MARCOM for a statement about the meetings that took place at Fuente Nueva and what the school is doing and was sent back the same email sent on Sept. 27.The Redwoods Listening Post is a local community media project working to create streams of new information and access to information for rural, disenfranchised and guarded communities of Humboldt County. This story was originally published in El Leñador with full editorial independence and control. El Leñador is the bilingual student newspaper at Cal Poly Humboldt. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });

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Published February 2, 2023 at 08:00 AM
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